by planetpawspetcare | Nov 17, 2023 | Behind the Paws
As we commemorate the second anniversary of Planet Paws Pet Care, it’s a moment of both reflection and anticipation. We’ve journeyed far from our modest inception, and the road ahead is filled with promise and excitement. This milestone wouldn’t have...
by planetpawspetcare | Apr 10, 2023 | Behind the Paws
Kristie and I visited New Orleans a few weeks ago so we could attend the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (NAPPS) 2023 conference, aptly named Refresh, Revive, Rethink. This was our first conference as pet sitters and we were very excited (and a little...
by planetpawspetcare | Jan 27, 2023 | Behind the Paws
If you ever ran into me, you’ve heard me talk about my “Fear Free Philosophy”. This philosophy stems from the work of Dr. Marty Becker and the great people at fearfreepets.com, who developed the Fear Free Program. Their mission is to prevent and alleviate fear,...
by planetpawspetcare | Oct 1, 2022 | Behind the Paws
Here we are after our first year in business as a Macomb County pet-sitting and dog-walking business, and what a great year it has been. When Kristie and I started this, we never intended for this to be a full-time business. We had such a great response right from the...
by planetpawspetcare | Jun 4, 2022 | Behind the Paws
We wanted to share our rescue story and how our dogs came into our lives. This will be a two-part story and we will start with Poe, as we rescued him first. Also, this is Poe’s 2nd Gotcha Day anniversary. We need to go back to October 2019. This is when...
by planetpawspetcare | Jun 4, 2022 | Behind the Paws
How We Got Finn Our last article talked about how we came to adopt Poe, now we will talk about how we got Finn. Yes, he’s named after Finn from Star Wars. I mean, we had Poe, so this was just a natural name progression. Let me start by saying Finn is a “pandemic...
